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Race 11 (300)

FLAME TREE HANDICAP   Rating:80-60   1400m   Sha Tin   Good

Section 1

Placing Horse
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Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 12 SUPER SUNNY SING (G319) C Y Ho H Raced in midfield away from the rail throughout. Eased three wide near 600m, straightened 2.25L from lead, dashed well to take lead at 125m mark & continued on to win again.
2 3 A PAL (G393) K C Leung CP/TT Had a nice run in second following the leader throughout the early & middle stages. Was 1L from the lead on straightening, moved to lead at the 250m, passed by winner at 125m, fought well all the way to the line.
3 6 RED LION (H115) S De Sousa -- Showed speed at start to go to the lead. Held 2L advantage for most of the middle stages, entered last section 1L clear, joined by runner-up at the 250m mark, battled hard to hold third, beaten only 1L & was 3L clear of 4th.
4 14 FAULDS (G153) M F Poon B/XB/TT Began fairly before improving after the start & settling just worse than midfield along the rail. Eased away from the inside just before cornering, finished off steadily in the straight & passed a few to hold well beaten 4th.
5 10 DECRYPT (D129) C L Chau XB2/TT Steadied after start & taken back to settle rearward when between runners. Straightened about 5L from the lead when having only 3 runners behind before making steady ground when running onto well beaten 5th from the rear.
6 4 CZARSON (D394) K Teetan CP Had a soft run in 4th along the rail throughout. Stayed along the rail on straightening when only 2L from the lead but did little in the straight & weakened to be beaten over 5L in midfield.
7 8 NORDIC STAR (G433) R Maia TT1 Obtained position in midfield away from the rail throughout. Straightened about 3L from the lead but finished off only moderately in last 300m & was well beaten into midfield.
8 9 CAPE BRETON (H051) L Ferraris -- Pushed forward and raced third away from the rail. Straightened only 1.5L from the lead but peaked on run early in the straight & weakened to be well beaten in midfield.
9 2 STRAIGHT ARRON (G435) Z Purton CP1 Obtained position just worse than midfield away from the rail when travelling strongly. Eased wider on straightening when following eventual winner, entered last section 4L from the lead but never challenged & was no threat.
10 13 IMPERIAL MAGEE (E460) M L Yeung H/SR/TT Steadied & shifted back from the outside barrier to race at the tail. Was last and 6.5L from the lead entering final section before passing only a few tiring runners when being well beaten.
11 5 GOOD BUDDY (E097) H Bowman -- Steadied & shifted across behind runners but was left racing three wide without cover when worse than midfield. Shifted out to be the widest runner on straightening but failed to run on & was beaten nearly 8L.
12 7 TOURBILLON PRINCE (H122) H Bentley TT1 Steadied after start, shifted across from second widest gate before settling rearward away from the rail. Was next to last on straightening when over 6L from lead before never getting involved despite having no clear run late.
13 11 LUCKY FUN (E013) H T Mo TT Had soft run in midfield along the rail throughout. Shifted away from the inside on straightening when under 3L from the lead but peaked on effort mid-straight & weakened out quickly in last furlong to be long second last.
14 1 THE BEST PEACH (H139) Y L Chung H1/TT1 Bumped at the start & consequently lost ground & raced third last along the rail in the early & middle stages. Came under hard ridding before straightening before weakening poorly to finish a long last.
B : Blinkers BO : Blinker with one cowl only CC : Cornell Collar CP : Sheepskin Cheek Pieces
CO : Sheepskin Cheek Piece One Side E : Ear Plugs H : Hood P : Pacifier
PC : Pacifier with cowls PS : Pacifier with one cowl SB : Sheepskin Browband SR : Shadow Roll
TT : Tongue Tie V : Visor VO : Visor with one cowl XB : Crossed Nose Band
"1" : First time "2" : Replaced "-" : Removed